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Maine Drug Agents Arrest 4 in Washington County Drug Bust
Four people in Washington County are facing charges after drug agents searched a home in Indian Township. Three of the Suspects are From Maine, One from New York. All of the suspects are charged with aggravated trafficking in fentanyl:. Alex Tomah Jr, age 22, of Indian Township, whose bail is...
Longtime Dispatcher Retires after 15 Years
Longtime dispatcher Karen Redman of Marshfield retired from the Washington County Regional Communications Center in Machias on July 6 after fifteen years of sending out police, fire, and ambulance services to emergencies across the Sunrise County on a full-time basis.
So Many Goodies, So Little Time at Sugar & Crumbs Bakery
Tucked away on the right side of Kennedy Highway/Route 1A, a little over a mile east of downtown Milbridge is one of the sweetest places you’ll find in Washington County. However, if you’re not careful and blink too fast, you might just miss the tempting goodies within.
It's a circus: Ringling Brothers art on exhibit in Washington County
DENNYSVILLE — Washington County may seem far removed from the high-wire, high-energy world of the big top circus, but this summer one exhibit will bring the bygone days of the Ringling Brothers Circus to life. Atelier Laforest, located at 3 Cemetery Road in Dennysville, is the gallery and archive...
Route 1 north of Searsport scheduled for large truck traffic carrying wind turbines through October
The public is advised that wind turbines and other wind power components will be transported via big trucks from Mack Point in Searsport and bound for Washington and Somerset counties in the early morning hours, through October. Deliveries occur Monday-Friday. Outbound trucks leave the Mack Point terminal about 4:45 a.m....
Vessel, Sunbeam, to host open house in Boothbay Harbor
Maine Seacoast Mission’s 74-foot flagship vessel Sunbeam will host an open house at Brown’s Wharf in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, July 27 from 3 to 7 p.m. Come aboard to tour Sunbeam and learn more about the Mission’s work in coastal Washington County and on outer, unbridged islands.
Ricker trustees award $275,000 in scholarships to county graduates
HOULTON, Maine — The Ricker College Board of Trustees held its annual meeting on May 19 at Houlton Regional Hospital with Chair Leigh Cummings presiding. According to Gary Bossie, executive director of the scholarship program, there are currently 137 in-college students receiving scholarships from the board. These are $2,000 scholarships which are renewable annually. The cost to the trustees for the 2024 academic year was $253,000 sent to colleges mostly in New England. All of these students are Aroostook or Washington County high school graduates.
Downeast Salmon Federation receives $9.1M grant for dam removal in Cherryfield
The Downeast Salmon Federation will use a $9.1 million federal grant to remove a dam on the Narraguagus River, in the Washington County town of Cherryfield. The dam will be replaced with a nature-like fishway, which will allow improved passage for endangered Atlantic salmon and other fish to return to their spawning and rearing grounds, the organization said in a news release.
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